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Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
Fragment of a list of certificates held by John Drew listing their names and remarks, May 30, 1831
Fragment of a list of certificates in the hands of John Drew which were issued by the Chiefs in the apportionment of $50,000 of funds, showing their names, number in family and any remarks. Folder 17
Letter from Ann Orr Worcester in New Echota to Reverend Thomas Savage, February 2, 1833
Letter from Ann Orr Worcester pertaining to "cask of clothing". Folder 4
Letter from H. Medill to James M. McKisick, October 7, 1847
Letter from H. Medill, Office of Indian Affairs, to James M. McKisick, Cherokee Agent. Tracing history of school and orphan fund problem and again requesting reports (Aug. 14, 1845); payments to Nation have been suspended. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 977
Letter from Jas. McKisick to Chief John Ross, December 13, 1847
Letter from Jas. McKisick, Cherokee Agent, to Chief John Ross, Park Hill. Reports reporting (and transmitting) letters about school and orphan fund. (Aug. 14, 1845 and Oct. 17, 1847). One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto. Folder 980
Letter from John Lowry to President James Madison, February 19, 1816
Letter from John Lowry to President James Madison. Lowry asked for equal treatment with white soldiers and their families for war services. (Two Photostats of document are in folder 5b) One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 5
Letter from W. T. Adair in Vinita addressed to Uncle John concerning him living in Vinita and his reapplication for physician of the Cherokee Orphan Asylum, January 2, 1874
Letter starts out with W. T. Adair informing his Uncle John that he has relocated to Vinita. The letter details the new "little" town. The letter then continues and Adair informed his uncle that he was resubmitting his application for the situation of physician at the Cherokee Orphan Asylum. The board of trustees decided to hire a medical man for the asylum and the selection would be made at the next meeting in January. Folder 399
Letter from William P. Ross in Fort Gibson to Jno. T. Adair concerning land for industrial school for orphans, December 16, 1871
William P. Ross informed Jno. T. Adair that the council at its late session authorized the establishment of an industrial school for orphan children in the Cherokee Nation. Ross tells Adair that he was confirmed to be on the Board of Trustees. Ross told Adair that he would be willing to dispose of the land he owned near Grand Saline so it could be used for the industrial school. Orphan Asylum is written across the top of the letter in pencil. Folder 366
Letter to Chickasaw Chiefs and Commissioners from Penn Lewis, et all, regarding "incompt and orphin claims", July 9, 1844
Folder 424
Personal letter written from Kate Drew at Cherokee Orphan Asylum addressed to Sister, December 4, 1875
Kate told her sister that she had written Suggy [sic] but had not heard from him. She told her sister how much she missed her and home. Kate would be going into the kitchen the next week but she found it fun. She urged her sister to come up at Christmas and asked if she was going to come and stay with Cousin Sue that winter. Letter is signed Kate Drew and she would have been 13 when she wrote the letter. The bottom of the page says, "bring me what you said you was dont forget". Folder 413